Zendaya is an Emmy nominated, y’all! The 23-year-old actress extended the prestigious honor for the first time for her role as Rue in the HBO series The euphoria, making her an “outstanding lead actress in a drama series” contender, and his reaction could not be more friendly.
“Honestly I am without words, my heart is just overflowing with love and gratitude,” she wrote on Instagram. “I am very honored to be working alongside the talented people that I have to call the family. I am a small piece of a big beautiful puzzle, and I’m very proud of you all.”
She continued by thanking the people behind the scenes who have made the series of the first season possible. “Thank you to all those who have seen and given our life, thank you @samlev00 @hbo @a24 for everything and @televisionacad for this beautiful appreciation, thank you, thank you, thank you,” she continued. “We here, Emmy nominated you!!”
In addition to Zendaya’s nod, the show got five nominations, including a nomination for outstanding contemporary makeup. There are a lot of (happy) shine of tears were shed over this good news. Congrats to Zendaya and the entire The euphoria the team!